Does Vitamin D Deficiency Lead to Hypertension?
Varshil Mehtaa b c✉, Shivika Agarwalb c d
- aDepartment of Cardiology, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, USA
- bDepartment of Internal Medicine, Seven Hills Hospital, Mumbai
- cInternal Medicine, Faridabad, India
- dDepartment of Forensic Medicine, ESIC Medical College, Faridabad, India
- ✉Corresponding author
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Abstract
Hypertension (HTN) or high blood pressure is one of the most chronic and deadliest disorders in the world. There are many risk factors responsible for HTN which include age, race, using tobacco, high salt intake, etc. One of the risk factors we would like to highlight is low vitamin D levels. While there is strong evidence that Vitamin D plays an important role in maintaining bone and muscle health, there has been recent debate regarding its role in hypertension. However, there are many studies that have shown an indirect relation between 25-hydroxyvitamin D serum level and blood pressure. However, we suggest that more studies, especially randomised trials, should be conducted.
TL;DRThere are many studies that have shown an indirect relation between 25-hydroxyvitamin D serum level and blood pressure, however, it is suggested that more studies, especially randomised trials, should be conducted. (Semantic Scholar)